It's Time to Dare to Share!

It's Friday night, and you know what that means.. 

It is time to Dare to Share! 

Happy Friday! 

Have you ever done an escape room? My son treated us to one last Saturday as a birthday present.  Due to the time that was available, we had to do the hardest room.  We were not sure what to do at first, but we started to find the clues. We did have to ask for a few clues along the way, but we finally figured it out. Unfortunately we were still on the last step when time ran out. If we had only 5 more minutes we would have made it.  It was fun enough that I would like to do an escape room again.  One thing that I did like about where we went is they do not actually lock you in, in case of emergencies.  It is less stressful knowing that you can get out if you need to. 

On Sunday when we got back from Michigan, I took down my Halloween decorations.  My skeletons look like they have been through some things. 

When I put up my skeletons they looked like this. I had a purple and cute Halloween theme this year so my baby grand daughter would not be scared. I attached them to the rain gutter with zip ties to make it look like they were climbing up the house.  They were out in the elements for just a little over a month.  We had several very hot days, at least 4 rainy days, and a few windy ones thrown in there too.  They definitely look a bit spookier after Halloween than they did before. I am in the planning stages of my Christmas decorations. I would love to start putting things up now, but D has asked me to wait until a little closer to Thanksgiving.  I do have a few projects that I will be working on until then. 

One project I wish I was working on is this 6 foot tall nutcracker that is available at Walmart.  It's a bit more than I want to spend right now, and we don't really have the storage space.  Maybe next year! 

I do have a themed picked out for my Christmas decor though, and this is a hint.  What do you think it will be?  

Well it is almost midnight, so I want to get the party started.  You have seen what I have been up to this week, I would love to see what you have been doing.  Link up and HAVE FUN! 

 

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It's Friday night, and you know what that means.. 

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Happy Halloween!! 

We just got home from the Halloween dance with our friends. D and I are were also born right around Halloween, so we also celebrated our birthdays at the dance. 

Did you guess what my costume was going to be from my clue last week. Yes, I was Glinda from the movie Wicked. I love that movie, and I am really looking forward to Wicked for Good coming out in a few weeks.   Earlier this week we went to  pumpkin glow, and saw these really good Glinda and Elphaba pumpkins. 

I'm a little said that Halloween season is over, but also excited that it is unofficially Christmas season.  I am going to be making some new DIYs in a sweets/gingerbread theme.  I am also going to be using a new Christmas tree that I bought last year which I will probably start decorating in a couple of weeks.  

Well it is really late, so I am going to get this party started.  I would love to see what you have been up to this week.  Link up and HAVE FUN! 

 

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It's Friday night, and you know what that means.. 

It's time to Dare to Share! 

If you are looking for some last minute DIYs, I finally posted the projects that I made for this Halloween.  You can see what I made on this post here.

I added a couple new listings for Halloween in my Etsy Shop. If you need a Take One Please or an Out of Treats sign you might want to check them out.  

I am just adding this picture, because it was a beautiful pink sunset. 

Do you dress up for Halloween?  I do, and I have my costume.  It's going to be a popular costume this year, because it's part of something that is coming in November.  That is my clue, do you know what I am going to be?  I am DIYing part of my costume, which I will post here once I am finished with it.  

Now that you know what I have been up to, I would like to see what you have been doing.  Link up and HAVE FUN! 

 

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Easy Last Minute Halloween DIYS

Last year I made a cute last minute ghost candy basket that got a lot of compliments, and held a lot of candy.  This year I updated DIY to incorporate the pink Halloween trend. 

This ghost lantern is very easy to make. I used a Dollar Tree lantern and a package of their flexible cutting boards. I cut the cutting boards to fit the lantern and added a the face and ribbon.  It's perfect for our purple Halloween theme I am doing this year. 

This year there has been a viral trend using spackle on a canvas in the shape of ghost. They are really easy to make, and can be adapted to whatever colors you want. I shared how I made these on both Instagram and TIK TOK.  My grand baby loves the bright ghosts.  :) 

 

Another trend that has been going on the last few years is making a ghost painting.  People have been buying painting and then adding spooky scenes.  I like to do this trend on a budget.  I buy my canvases at the Dollar Tree. I made these two for my bathroom.  They make me smile every time I see them.  I also made a few other canvases his year which you can see here, and here.

Since I am doing a purple non scary Halloween for my grand baby, I wanted to make a cute ghost sign.  I found the large ghost and ghost ornaments at the Dollar Tree.  This is mama ghost and all her ghost babies who represent someone in our family. The purple bows make the ghosts more cute than scary. 

I love the bleach your own T shirts trend. This year I made this cute skeleton shirt.  

My main display on our front porch is my giant purple ghost that made from covering one of our porch leaners. You can see how I made it on Instagram and TIK TOK. I may add a few more Halloween DIYs this season, but I am also starting to think ahead to Christmas. 

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We had a very busy, and fun time last weekend. If you live in the Midwest your probably have hear of the Kings Island amusement park. During the fall, they open every weekend with a Halloween Haunt.  The weather this fall has been much warmer than normal, so we have already been to two haunts. It has been pretty crowded though, so we have not been able to ride many rides. They also open in mid November to the end of December for Winterfest.  This time of year is also fun with all the Christmas lights, decorations and ice skating on the  fountain.  

On Sunday it was another gorgeous warm day. We went to the Ohio Renaissance Festival. It was also extremely crowded, but fun.  

Today my pups got their new Bark Bag. I make them pose with the bag before we open it every month.  Today's picture cracked me up. 

My golden is usually very smiley, but today she had such a serious expression while posing. She quickly went back to smiling when I opened the bag and she got her new toys.  She loves the toys, and her sister loves the treats.  

I still need to post my Halloween DIY post. It will go up this weekend.  Here is another one of this year's DIYS that will be in the post. I am loving the pink and purple Halloween trend this year.  

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This past week was a busy one.  We visited with friends and family in Michigan, then on Sunday we went to an Oktoberfest in Ohio to meet with friends that D has known for years.  When were near the Michigan State campus, I got a picture of their Spartan themed McDonalds.  I don't know what it looks like inside, but I would like to see it some day.  I am still very much a Buckeye, but my son is a Spartan so I like them too. 

 During the first weekend in October, the population of Minster, Ohio multiples many times over.  They host a very popular Oktoberfest and parade which we try to go to every year. D has been meeting his friends there for over 40 years.  This year the weather  was gorgeous!! There have been years we are freezing wearing heavy coats, this time we were wearing shorts and t-shirts. 

Tonight I worked on several easy Halloween DIYs that I will be posting on Monday. I am going with a purple and girly Halloween theme because of my grand baby. She is only one,  and not quite ready for a scary Halloween. I am loving how things are turning out.  Look for that post in the next few days.  

I just recently posted a new Halloween Hunt in my Etsy Shop. I had a lot of fun with this one. Kids look for missing Halloween candy that was taken by a spooky character.  

If you posted on last week's party, you may have been wondering what I meant last week about having issues with my computer.  When I got on the computer last Friday, I could not find any of my files or pictures. I knew there were still on computer, but I could not find them. It had something to do with my computer restarting, and me not being in the right email. D figured things out and it's all good again.  

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It's Friday night, and you know what that means..

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Happy October! 

I hope you had a great week.  It's Michigan weekend so I am getting the post up a little bit late.   I will be visiting friends and family tomorrow and then on Sunday will be stopping by an Oktoberfest. 

Since it is late, and I am having some trouble with my computer, I am going to go ahead and get this party started.  Link Up and HAVE FUN! 

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It is Friday night, and you know what that means.. 

It is time to Dare to Share! 

Happy Friday!

This week I found the cutest Christmas at Walmart. I really want to get him, but he is not in my budget this week. I did put him in my basket for a reel and put him in my LTK Store. 

I have been working on several Halloween DIYs, a couple are finished, a couple should be finished soon. We were busy this week going to the Kings Island Haunt, spending time with the grand baby and working. I am also working on a new Halloween Treasure Hunt for my Etsy Shop that needs to be posted ASAP. 

One of my Halloween DIYs this season were a couple new bleached T shirts.  I used this cute Dollar Tree skeleton on this shirt. I love how it turned out, and I am wearing it while I type.  I will be posting how it turned out! 

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It was a busy week this past week.  We had great weather for the  baby's birthday party.  At the last minute a few people were not able to make it, but we did have a pretty good turn out. 

I was not sure how we were going to display the flowers I mentioned last week when we were at the shelter house.  We ended up  attaching  yarn on the back of the flower and tying  them to the support beams. 

One of her presents were these pastel balls for a ball pit.  Here mom found these cardboard and cellophane boxes and filled them with the balls.  

She was not sure what she thought of her smash cake. She cried at first and then left most of it on the tray of her high chair. 

We had fun wearing these headbands that the party.  😂

On Sunday I got together with a friend of mine from college.  I had not seen her for 25 years.  After our lunch, I saw this mural.  We were at a small shopping area with colorful murals on the walls.  I thought it was so cute, I had to take a picture. 

I have been posting videos on Instagram and TIK TOK with Halloween reels, DIYs, and Dollar Tree finds if you would like to follow me over there. 

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It literally is party time for our family.  This weekend the grand baby is having her 1st birthday party.   I am assisting with the party, and allowing her mom do most of the planning.  Little one loves the Cuddle Bugs books, and the animals in them. She especially loves the bumblebees and lady bugs.  The weather is supposed to be warm and sunny, and we are having the party outside.  I made these giant flowers from Dollar Tree paper plates.  They are super easy and inexpensive to make.  I will be sharing a post on how to make them after the party.  

Last weekend the weather was really nice and we stopped by a sunflower farm while in Michigan. We came across a very unusual sunflower.  It was bent over from the weight. On the front of the flower it looked normal, on the back it had several tiny sunflowers all on the same stem. Has anyone seen a flower like this before?  

Here is another crazy thing that we saw.  The main flower had become too heavy, and fell to the ground. Two small sunflowers started growing out the the fallen stems and were standing upright.  The will of those flowers to keep growing was pretty cool to see. 

Since we have an early morning, and busy day tomorrow let's get this party started.  Link up and HAVE FUN! 

 

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